6 Tips for Tumblr Beginners

Add Animated GIFs

Tumblr recently upgraded the size of images that can be used to 1MB. That means longer animated GIFs can be used to grab the reader’s attention. Animated GIFs can be created using a number of tools, such as Adobe’s Photoshop. To add them to a Tumblr post, they must be hosted by an external site such as Flickr, Imgur.com or Twitpic. Next, start a Text post. Then click Insert Image and paste in the URL for the image’s location. To see it in action, click Insert > Publish.

Getting Started with Tumblr

A lover of lists and deadlines, Anna Attkisson covers apps, social networking, tablets, chromebooks and accessories. She loves each of her devices equally, including the phablet, three tablets, three laptops and desktop. She joined the Laptop Mag staff in 2007, after working at Time Inc. Content Solutions where she created custom publications for companies from American Express to National Parks Foundation.